Online communities and moderators templates
Welcome posts, rules, warnings, event announcements and mod logs for Discord, Slack and forums. 20 free templates, 4 of them longer notes. Open one to fill in the blanks and copy it.
Moderation
Keeping a space friendly.
- Welcome to the server Snippet New member. Welcome, [Name]! 👋 Start in #[Intro channel], read the rules in #[Rules channel], and grab your roles in…
- Community rules Snippet House rules. 1. Be kind. Disagree with ideas, not people. 2. No spam or self-promo outside #[Promo channel]. 3. Keep it…
- Friendly warning Snippet First nudge. Hey [Name], a gentle reminder that [Rule]. Thanks for helping keep things friendly!
- Off-topic redirect Snippet Wrong channel. Great question! This fits better in #[Channel], where more people will see it.
- Formal warning Snippet Second strike. [Name], this is a formal warning for [Reason]. A further breach will lead to a [Duration] timeout.
- Timeout notice Snippet Temporary mute. You have been timed out for [Duration] for [Reason]. You can appeal by messaging [Mod].
- Ban notice Snippet Removed. You have been removed from [Community] for [Reason]. Appeals: [Link]
- Spam removed Snippet Cleaned up. Removed a spam post. Reminder: never click links from people you do not know, and report anything suspicious…
- Event announcement Snippet Community event. 📣 [Event] on [today] at [time now] [Timezone]! Join us in #[Channel]. React ✅ if you are coming.
- Weekly thread Snippet Recurring post. 🧵 Weekly [Theme] thread! Share your [What] from this week below.
- AMA announcement Snippet Ask me anything. We are hosting an AMA with [Guest], [Role], on [today]. Drop your questions in #[Channel] ahead of time!
- Mod recruitment Snippet Looking for helpers. We are looking for new moderators! If you have been active for [Months]+ months and want to help, apply…
- Milestone thank you Snippet Member count. We just hit [Count] members! 🎉 Thank you for making this community what it is.
- Feedback survey Snippet Ask the members. Help shape the community! Our 3-minute survey: [Link]
- Downtime notice Snippet Bot or server down. Heads up: [Bot] is down for maintenance until [time now]. Commands will not work until then.
- Question answered Snippet Close a thread. Glad that is sorted! Marking this as solved. Feel free to open a new thread if anything else comes up.
Community notes
Planning and logs.
- Mod log entry Note Record an action. Date: [today] User: [User] Action: Warning Reason: Mod:
- Community health check Note Monthly review. Members New: Active: What worked Issues Next month
- Event run sheet Note Running an event. | Time | Item | Host | | | | | | | | |
- Channel plan Note Server structure. Info - #welcome - #rules - #announcements Chat - #general - Help -